[LAU] help for a LAUer wannabe

Hi, I've got a friend who would like to try out linux for audio and he's asking me for help. He's totally new to linux and it's been a while since I've used super-begginner's documentation, so I'm asking you for help. So, what distro should I reccomend him? is Ubuntu Studio 64 maintained and well documented? Or better go with vanilla Ubuntu? I know many like AVLinux, but I guess for a total newbie Ubuntu is safer since it's easier to find docs online and help when you get stuck with something (and sooner or later that happens when learning a new OS). Passed that, I'd like to point him to some good not-outdated docs, bonus points if in italian. For starters a little simple guide on setting up Qjackctl, maybe with screenshots, would be gold. Generally speaking, if you have any suggestions of things I should or should not tell him, you're more than welcome. BTW currently I think he's using fruity loops on windows. Also, a while ago I had found an italian forum on linux audio, but now I've lost it - anyone has a link? cheers, renato